By Wil CrewsOpelika Observer “When I was younger, I found it true about myself that I loved public service,” said Jamie Lowe, the 20-year-old college student running for Opelika City Council Ward 1. Lowe, a junior political science major at Auburn University, is an...

Special to theOpelika ObserverFrom the officeof the Governor Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded more than $17 million to provide relief for Alabamians who faced unemployment and economic difficulties as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Community Services Block Grants...

My next book on Alabama politics will expound on who I believe have been the top 60 political leaders in Alabama over the past 60 years. More than likely in any political historian’s book, George Wallace and Sen. Richard Shelby would rank as the top two. The question...

Special to theOpelika Observer Congress has passed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, HR 7010, a bill supported by the National Newspaper Association (NNA). The President is expected to sign the bill today and to put it into immediate effect. How...